The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-03

WONDERFUL fasclnaCOn Tor JackyuDOy
who took great delight in hiding in
hedge and frightening visitors by an ex
act imitation of child grievously al
ficted with the cough. which is tn
terror of all anxious parents. He ais
took malicious delight in mounting int
the top of tree by the roadside. ant
when any one passed under the tree
calling out mo Pope!" with all tn
powefscf his voice. Asa large proper
ton of the travellers were sure to b
Roman Catholics. and ~ polemical dit
ferrnces are carried to great extreme
in Ireland, it may be. imagined tina
such challenge, coming apparenti!
from the sky, caused no little sensa
ton.
He soon learned the names of all tn,
household, and derived immense graf
ificatiOn in calling them and then see
ing them hoaxed. The dogs were alst
victims of his initiative powers, ant
would run about in dire perplexity
trying to discover the person who hat
called them.
As an inmate of the house, no mon
key could have been more mischievous
but there was always 50 ludicrous 8
side to his mischief, that he was privi
legged to do much as he liked. Being 3
magpie. he was necessarily an arran,
thief. carrying out the traditions of hi:
race by having treasure-house in
which he deposited his plumber. In
his case. the stOre-house was situated
on the top of a hay-stack, and when
any small and portable article wa:
missing, it was usually to be found in
Jackytiboy's hiding-place.
He was an incorrigible robber of the
hen-roosts. carrying off the eggs in the
usual manner of magpies. that is. by
driving his closed beak through them,
and then flying off with his plumber.
He would even seize the hens by their
heads and drag them from their nests,
and whenever great turmoil was
heard in the hen-hOuses, every one
within hearing ran to expel Jackytiboy,
and rescue the hens. For such exploits
he was punished by being imprisoned
for time, but as soon rs he was re-
leased he was sure to make his way
back again to the hen-houses. Indeed,
his untimely and lamented death was,
as we shall presently see, Indirectly
due to his passion for egg-stealing.
Even eggs, however. had not such
charms for him as bone which one of
the dogs was gnawing. As soon as he
saw either of the dogs busily engaged
upon a bone, Jackytiboy devoted all
his intellect to the task of robbing that
dog of his bone. Watching his oppor-
tunity while the dogs attention was
given to the bone, he would quietly slip
behind the animal and administer a
sharp peck to its tail. The aggrieved
dog would naturally yelp, drop the
bone and make a dash at its assailant
Then Jackytiboy would flutter away
for a few PAGES. and when the dog
turned round to regain its property,
would give another peck at the same
place. Then the dog made another at
tack. and when the animal had. by a
series of assaults, been decoyed to a
distance, Jackytiboy flew to the bone.
seized it and made off with his booty.
The dogs. however, sometimes turn.
ed the tables on the magpic. When
ever JackytibOy had been given, or. as
was most likely the case. had stolen,
more meat than he could consume
at the time. he was in the habit of hid
ing it about the premises. Here the
dogs noses stood them in good stead,
enabling them to snuff out and devoul
the. hidden stores. When he had sue.
ceeded in robbing the dog of its bone,
his next idea was to hide it in some Sc.
cure place where he was sure that the
dog could not find it. So he generally
made his way into one of the bedrooms
and pushed the bone carefully under
the pillow.
As to the mischief which he did fol
pure mischief's sake. there were nc
bounds to its extent and variety.
For example, while the cOachmar
was looking after his horses, Jackyti
boy filled the whip-tube with earth ant
little pebbles. so that when the mar
tried to use his whip he found it fixet
so firmly that it could not be taken ou
until the tube had been removed ant
emptied.
Watching the proceeding of car
penter who was engaged on the prem
Uses afforded him the kecnest gratifica
ton. When the man used the center
bit, Jackytiboy must needs help him b,
picking out the little shavings from thu
hole. Having thus proved his harm
less nature. he dropped some tacks int
the mans ear, as he stopped over hi
work. and, as he started up. sna che,
off his spectacles, and flew away witt
them to his treasure-house.
On one occasion, he removed all tn
pms from the cushions in which the,
had been placed. He did not, however
carry them of. but stuck them into tn
sponges, pushing them into the small
est holes. and forcing them completed!
out of sight. The disastrous results o
this freak may well be imagined.
If \ glazier were employed on tn
greenhouses, it was necessary to cap
ture Jackytiboy. and fasten him il
some place where he would not suspec
what had been done. as otherwise h,
invariably scooped out the putty while
it was soft, and SO made the glazier'
work of NO effect.
He always kept sharp eye upor
small candle-ends, and whenever h,
| found ono ha usod To drou, Il into fh,